Ninguem Suite
         For 2 clarinets, violin, viola, cello, piano
                 Composed by Lee McClure

Film scenario: Based on a Russian folk tale, the film is about an uneducated simple man, Ninguem, who is tempted to buy things to be like his friend, the doctor. To do this he plans to sell his two horses. But his horses are stolen through deceit and deception by a larcenous gatekeeper. After the theft Ninguem sees his life in a new way.

Ninguem Suite - Timeline:

    Movement I
0:00   main theme – sostenuto / strings
0:51   innocence theme – swing tempo / clarinets
1:25   main theme – andante / piano solo
1:50   the temptation – motivic development #1
2:41   traveling on the road (innocence theme) – andante / violin solo
   Movement II
3:50   the decision – string drones / piano solo
4:52   the nightmare (innocence theme)  – extreme string-effects / clarinet solo
    Movement III
6:00   main theme – sostenuto / strings
6:30   the deception – clusters / clarinet solo
7:11   the realization – motivic development #2
8:00   the acceptance – main theme / romantic

On this recording the 1st clarinet is Louis Gomperts and the pianist is William Komaiko. The other musicians are unknown.

This recording matches the score for the Ninguem Suite.

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